Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni Naval Air Facility Atsugi USS Ronald Reagan
Tail Code
NF
Engagements
World War II Korean War Operation Paul Bunyan Operation Desert Shield Operation Desert Storm Operation Southern Watch 1996 Taiwan Strait Crisis Operation Iraqi Freedom Operation Enduring Freedom
Website
CVW-5 Official site
Commanders
Commander
CAPT Patrick Corrigan
Deputy Commander
CAPT Brian Kesselring
Command Master Chief
CMDCM. Andrew J. Thomasson
Military unit
Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) is a United States Navy aircraft carrier air wing based at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni. The air wing is attached to the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan.[1] It was initially formed in 1943. It has participated in the Second World War, the Korean War, the Gulf War, Operation Southern Watch, the War in Afghanistan, and the War in Iraq.
The wing's officially stated mission is 'To conduct carrier air warfare operations and assist in the planning, control, coordination and integration of seven air wing squadrons in support of carrier air warfare including; Interception and destruction of enemy aircraft and missiles in all-weather conditions to establish and maintain local air superiority. All-weather offensive air-to-surface attacks, Detection, localization, and destruction of enemy ships and submarines to establish and maintain local sea control. Aerial photographic, sighting, and electronic intelligence for naval and joint operations. Airborne early warning service to fleet forces and shore warning nets. Airborne electronic countermeasures. In-flight refueling operations to extend the range and the endurance of air wing aircraft and Search and rescue operations.'[2]
The fixed-wing squadrons of the air wing transferred to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni in Yamaguchi prefecture in 2017 and early 2018.[3][4][5]
^"Zero to Full Speed": Carrier Air Wing 5, George Washington Completes Carrier Qualifications, story number: NNS150524-12 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Paolo Bayas, release date: 24 May 2015. Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, commander of Naval Air Forces 29 May 2015, www.navy.mil, retrieved 2 June 2015.
^"Carrier Air Wing Five History". CVW-5. US Navy. Archived from the original on 9 August 2007. Retrieved 30 December 2006.
^Moriyasu, Ken US Navy needs touch-and-go practice strip 13 May 2016 The Nikkei Retrieved 31 August 2016
^Reducing military jet noise 9 August 2015 Japan Times Retrieved 10 August 2016
^Commander Navy Region Japan Public Affairs Office Final Japan-Based CVW-5 Jet Squadrons Fly-in to MCAS Iwakuni 28 March 2018 Commander, US 7th fleet Retrieved 26 August 2019
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